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I feel I may have to get the ban hammer out. It's nice people are making an effort to post, but when it comes to comparing duck ponds at service stations... :P

I do still think that the park is lovely, it's just inherently gorgeous. The problem is that when you visit it regularly, you see the way it's been cut back over time. They do have the Towers TLC program on, but for a park like AT, that should be an ongoing part of annual maintenance and it...

In terms of impact, is Wickerman a bit of an own goal again by Alton? Hype the **** out of a ride that isn't very good? We saw it with 13 and The Smiler. The Smiler which wasn't hyped for the reason it should have been either (14 inversions) and Wickerman hyped for a "unique" element that was...

I love this - so many marks for "uniqueness" for rides, but in reality, very few actually great rides on the world stage. The Ultimate, Smiler, Oblivion, Grand National and JO are all in the unique category, but none of them are actually, really, that great. THere's certainly something about...

**** me. I learned that my RCT3 recreation of a Switchback has been mistaken for an actual photo lol Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

I think in the 90s there was a grab to get people. I can't see why anyone would go anywhere other than Alton (cost maybe?) from the Midlands in that time period, but I'd say Blackpool and LWV were both trying to poach visitors from beyond their normal catchment. I know anecdotally that...

There is a difference from the North, but from the Midlands, they're all about 2 hours drive (about the same as Thorpe or Chessington actually). The North East had White City and Metroland and still have Ocean Beach (is that the South Shields one?) I know Blackpool is still very popular...

This is true, but I think The Smiler showed us another thing - the builders. I remember during the construction, the engineers on site trying to force the track to fit. Now, it could be manufacturing faults, but the tolerances on track fabrication will be tight. Chances are the...

Yeah, when you read the books, you realise what a bunch of flat and pointless characters they have in the new films. Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

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I should probably actually rate these now. I'm not going into expanded stuff, but the last episodes of Rebels were fantastic. Some of the new books, like Phasma are also really good and worth going through if you have the inclination to bother to read :) I thinkI'm only short of about 3 of the...

Yeah, the brewery is next door to the office I used to work in. Had to spend all day next to a brewery,not good. They've recently taken over one of the charity shops (Stafford is so poor in the high street now,even the charity shops can't survive) and converted it into a micro-pub. It's nice...

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If I'm just having a relax and a nice time, anything under 5% If I want to get drunk, start on a couple of under 5% and then start on anything 7% and up. Always pints of whatever it is - so I do tend to avoid spirits, unless they're in a brown paper bag and I've got a good fire going in the...

You can understand it with the Yanks, as they don't have any taste though :P All fur coat and no knickers.

Hmmm... I did have local accommodation on my radar, but I wasn't sure to what kind of degree it had an affect. LWV also has their own range of holiday homes and the popularity of Thomas Land allowed DMP to build their own hotel. I think you're right though that with Flamingoland, the onsite...

Nah, we like and respect Sanchezmran, so he's fine to have that opinion ;) Don't worry @Sanchezrmran, the men in the white coats will be along shortly... Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

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It's always seemed to me that there was a sudden rocket blast of change in the 90's/early 00's. I think it's simply new technology enabling rapid expansion and the drive and desire of the public to experience them. If you look at the ride types available on 1985 compared to 1995, it's...

Belle Vue had what was arguably at the time, one of the best wooden coasters in the world. They would have been good to still have about. Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk